Ian Christopher Alexander (born 14 April 1947) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1987 to 1993, representing the seat of Perth.
[1] His father was a grandson of Solomon Schechter, a Romanian Jew who later became a Jewish community leader in the United States.
[2] Alexander and his family arrived in Western Australia in April 1951, where he attended Guildford Grammar School.
Prior to entering politics, he worked as a lecturer at the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT).
[1] He had joined the Labor Party in 1972, and was elected to state parliament at the 1987 Perth by-election, caused by the resignation of Terry Burke.